Francistown weather by month

Check out Francistown weather averages by month. Compare detailed monthly climate statistics including temperature, rainfall and sunshine figures.

Temperature
Rainfall
Sunshine & UV index

Temperature in Francistown (°F)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Max temperature (daytime)	88	86	86	82	79	73	75	79	86	88	88	88
Min temperature (night-time)	66	64	63	57	48	43	41	46	54	61	64	64
Heat & Humidity	H	H	M	M	L	0	0	0	M	H	H	H

Note: 0 = None, L = Low, M = Moderate, H = High, VH = Very high, E = Extreme

Sunshine & UV index in Francistown

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Daily hours of sunshine	9	8	8	8	9	9	10	9	10	9	8	8
Daily hours of daylight	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	11	12	13	13	13
UV Index (Maximum)	11	11	11	10	7	6	6	8	10	11	11	11

Rainfall in Francistown

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Number of days with some rain	10	8	6	4	1	0	0	0	1	5	8	9
Average monthly rainfall (inches)	3.7	3.2	1.8	1.0	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.3	1.1	2.5	3.4

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The climate guide for Botswana (Francistown) shows long term monthly weather averages processed from data supplied by CRU (University of East Anglia), the Met Office & the Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Find out more about our data sources.

What's the climate like in Francistown?

Francistown has a hot semi arid climate.

Francistown weather in January

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 88°F in Francistown, Botswana in January and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 9 hours of sunshine per day on average with 10 days with some rainfall and typically 3.7 inches of rainfall in the month.

88
88°F max day temperature
9
9 hours of sunshine per day
10
10 days with some rainfall
66
66°F min night temperature
13
13 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
3.7
3.7 inches of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index

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Francistown weather in February

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 86°F in Francistown, Botswana in February and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 8 hours of sunshine per day on average with typically 3.2 inches of rainfall in the month.

86
86°F max day temperature
8
8 hours of sunshine per day
8
8 days with some rainfall
64
64°F min night temperature
13
13 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
3.2
3.2 inches of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index

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Francistown weather in March

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 86°F in Francistown, Botswana in March based on long-term weather averages. There are 8 hours of sunshine per day on average with typically 1.8 inches of rainfall in the month.

86
86°F max day temperature
8
8 hours of sunshine per day
6
6 days with some rainfall
63
63°F min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
M
Moderate heat & humidity
1.8
1.8 inches of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index

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Francistown weather in April

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 82°F in Francistown, Botswana in April based on long-term weather averages. There are 8 hours of sunshine per day on average.

82
82°F max day temperature
8
8 hours of sunshine per day
4
4 days with some rainfall
57
57°F min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
M
Moderate heat & humidity
1.0
1.0 inches of monthly rainfall
10
10 (Very High) UV index

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Francistown weather in May

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 79°F in Francistown, Botswana in May based on long-term weather averages. There are 9 hours of sunshine per day on average.

79
79°F max day temperature
9
9 hours of sunshine per day
1
1 day with some rainfall
48
48°F min night temperature
11
11 hours of daylight per day
L
Low heat & humidity
0.2
0.2 inches of monthly rainfall
7
7 (High) UV index

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Francistown weather in June

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 73°F in Francistown, Botswana in June based on long-term weather averages. There are 9 hours of sunshine per day on average.

73
73°F max day temperature
9
9 hours of sunshine per day
0
0 days with some rainfall
43
43°F min night temperature
11
11 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
0.1
0.1 inches of monthly rainfall
6
6 (High) UV index

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Francistown weather in July

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 75°F in Francistown, Botswana in July based on long-term weather averages. There are 10 hours of sunshine per day on average.

75
75°F max day temperature
10
10 hours of sunshine per day
0
0 days with some rainfall
41
41°F min night temperature
11
11 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
0.0
0.0 inches of monthly rainfall
6
6 (High) UV index

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Francistown weather in August

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 79°F in Francistown, Botswana in August based on long-term weather averages. There are 9 hours of sunshine per day on average.

79
79°F max day temperature
9
9 hours of sunshine per day
0
0 days with some rainfall
46
46°F min night temperature
11
11 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
0.0
0.0 inches of monthly rainfall
8
8 (Very High) UV index

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Francistown weather in September

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 86°F in Francistown, Botswana in September based on long-term weather averages. There are 10 hours of sunshine per day on average.

86
86°F max day temperature
10
10 hours of sunshine per day
1
1 day with some rainfall
54
54°F min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
M
Moderate heat & humidity
0.3
0.3 inches of monthly rainfall
10
10 (Very High) UV index

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Francistown weather in October

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 88°F in Francistown, Botswana in October and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 9 hours of sunshine per day on average.

88
88°F max day temperature
9
9 hours of sunshine per day
5
5 days with some rainfall
61
61°F min night temperature
13
13 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
1.1
1.1 inches of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index

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Francistown weather in November

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 88°F in Francistown, Botswana in November and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 8 hours of sunshine per day on average with typically 2.5 inches of rainfall in the month.

88
88°F max day temperature
8
8 hours of sunshine per day
8
8 days with some rainfall
64
64°F min night temperature
13
13 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
2.5
2.5 inches of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index

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Francistown weather in December

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 88°F in Francistown, Botswana in December and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 8 hours of sunshine per day on average with typically 3.4 inches of rainfall in the month.